Rasahridaya, ¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹ can be transliterated into English as Rasahrdaya or Rasahridaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹ (रसहृदय) or ¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹tantra (lit. “treatise on the heart of mercuryâ€�) is the name of a 10th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by by Govinda.—The ¸é²¹²õ²¹°ù²¹³Ù²ÔÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹ is one of the key works of the Indian alchemical discipline. It draws heavily on earlier alchemical works, such as the 10th-century ¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹-tantra by Govinda, the anonymous 11th-century RasÄrṇava, and the 12th-century RasendracÅ«á¸Ämaṇi by Somadeva. There are also numerous references to Ayurvedic works and authorities, as well as to Åšaiva Tantric medical texts, such as the KriyakÄlaguṇottara.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹ (रसहृदय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. by Govinda. K. 216. Quoted in SarvadarÅ›anasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^a.
—[commentary] by Caturbhuja Miśra. K. 216.
2) ¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹ (रसहृदय):—med. by Govinda. Io. 1875.
—[commentary] by Caturbhuja. Io. 1875.
¸é²¹²õ²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹ (रसहृदय):—[=°ù²¹²õ²¹-³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹] [from rasa > ras] n. Name of [work]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Hridaya, Rasa.
Starts with: Rasahridayatantra.
Full-text: Rasahridayatantra, Caturbhujamishra, Govindapada, Madana, Raseshvara, Raseshvaradarshana, Govinda.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Raseshwara Darshana: Philosophical Foundations of Rasashastra < [2022: Volume 11, October issue 13]
Comparative study of Vaikranta Bhasma from two samples. < [2023: Volume 12, April special issue 6]
Kankushtha- a controversial drug (identification on the basis of mineralogy) < [2022: Volume 11, May special issue 6]
Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
10. Texts of the Tantric Alchemy Period (7th-13th Century A.D.) < [Chapter 8 - Non-gem Minerals and Metals in Rasa-shastra]
9. Introduction to the Rasa-shastra texts < [Chapter 8 - Non-gem Minerals and Metals in Rasa-shastra]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Collocation of rasa dravyas � an exploration < [2018, Issue IX, September]
Rasadravya vargeekarana concept and relevance < [2017, Issue II February,]
Pharmaceutical attributes of triphala in an indian alchemy (rasashastra) - a comprehensive review < [2018, Issue III, march,]
Alchemy in India and China (by Vijaya Jayant Deshpande)
4. Alchemical Texts of the Medieval Period < [Chapter 2 - Alchemy in India]
7. Introduction to the Rasarnava < [Chapter 2 - Alchemy in India]
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha (by E. B. Cowell)
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Ancient Indian Chemistry (Rasayana) < [Chapter 6 - Practical sciences]
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